HARRISBURG (May 9, 2014) ó Brian J. Lindsay, a partner in the Meadville law firm of Lindsay & Hatheway, will begin a three-year term on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Board of Governors at the close of the organizationís Annual Meeting, May 16 in Hershey.

Lindsay is a member of the PBA House of Delegates and the PBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. He is a past president of the Crawford County Bar Association.

Involved in civic and charitable activities, Lindsay is a director of Big Brothers and Sisters of Crawford County.

He is a graduate of Western Michigan University and received his juris doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Lindsay moved to Crawford County in 1983 to serve as a judicial law clerk to Judge P. Richard Thomas before entering private practice.

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 27,000 lawyers who are members of the association.